Do you find it hard to know how to talk to your kids about their school day? The simple question “How was your day” is typically too open-ended to get constructive answers out of a student. Younger children may have trouble explaining the day’s events. Older children may simply want to spend time with their […]
Understanding Your Child’s Personality and Love Languages
Part 2 In Part 1, we identified the four main personality types, discussed how to determine your child’s type, and considered how this may impact your parenting. In Part 2, we’ll delve deeper into your child’s love languages. Love languages describe how a person gives and receives love. Your child may be speaking any one […]
Why it’s Not Cool to be the Cool Mom or Dad
Many parents want to be their child’s best friend and also experience societal pressure to be the “cool mom” or the “cool dad.” We want to hear our kids friends whisper enviously, “wow, your mom is so cool.” For some parents, the urge to be the “cool parent” is so strong that we ignore or […]
